She time-traveled to find her parents. He just wanted to paint. Fate had other plans.
Luggage? Check. Travel document? Check. Keys? Check. The Year is 2040 and Ching is all set to embark on a mission to track the whereabouts of a dog and its owners which will transport her back in time before she was even born. In 2013, an age of mobile phones and Google Maps, the time-traveller meets a painter and piques his curiosity to join in her quest. Can she reach the parents she never had the chance to get to know and will he find a purpose in life after tempting fate and death? Will the mementos of their brief encounter – a painting that crystallises the artist’s feelings for her and a keepsake pendant that has been passed down for generations – survive the time and reconnect the two?
Cinematography
Hong Kong 2013 vs 2040 contrast—nostalgia as production design.
Writing
22 minutes that trusts silence over exposition. Rare.
Director
Judy Mok Wing-Tung
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Judy Mok filmed this as her thesis project at Hong Kong Baptist University, explaining the ambitious scope on minimal resources.
The film's single TMDB rating suggests almost nobody has seen this—which somehow makes its time-travel premise about preserving memory even more poetic.
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